ELA+1+Lesson+26

__ Topic __ : __The Dot__ (Lesson 26) How are ways to make art the same and different? Compare and contrast

__ Common Core Standards __ RI.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in the story using key details. RI.1.9 Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in a story. RF1.3c Know final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds. L.1.1j Produce and expand complete, simple and compound declarative, interrogative, comparative and exclamatory sentences in resonse to prompts. W.1.1 Write opinion pieces in which they introduce a topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opnion and provide some sense of closure. 1.3.5 People exchange elements of their cultures.

__ Suggested Student Objectives __ SW retell story and describe character traits using details from text. SW compare characters from story. SW blend and read base words with "-ed" and "-ing" (CVCe, CVC) inflection endings. SW blend and read words with medial long /e/ "y" and "ie" spellling patterns. SW distinguish between different types of sentences. SW write a responsive paragraph that gives your opinion.

__ Suggested Additional Readings __ __ Ish __ (Reynolds, Peter) __ The Little Engine that Could __ (Piper, Watty) __ Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel __ (Burton, Virginia Lee)

__ Resource Links: __
 * [] (Reading Rainbow: //Amazing Grace)//
 * [] (Let's Get Along: What You Say Is What You Get)

__ Activities __ Using magnetic letters, teacher will dictate words that have the following inflection ending, "-ed" and "-ing". Students will form that word with letters. Using magnetic letters, teacher will dictate words that have the medial long /e/ sound as found in "y" and "ie". Students will form that word with letters. Do you think Vashti was a good artist? Give reasons why or why not.

__ Assessments __ Spelling and Journey's Lesson 26 weekly assessments. Scoring will be based upon a narrative in which they introduce a topic they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opnion and provide some sense of closure.

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